Stocks Ease in Thin Trade;
Blue Chips Slip 21.04 Points

By

E.S. Browning Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Feb. 13, 2002 12:03 a.m. ET

Stocks resumed their declines after two days of strong gains, as investor confidence continued to suffer from fears that the economic recovery could be weak and that more accounting scandals could erupt.

Trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange hit a new low for the year at 1.10 billion shares, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.21% or 21.04 points, to 9863.74.